Margaret Shroyer

Brief Life History of Margaret

When Margaret Shroyer was born about 1820, in Tyler, West Virginia, United States, her father, Lewis M. Shroyer Sr., was 40 and her mother, Elizabeth Baker, was 37. She married William M. Guthrie about 1840, in Alexandria, Monroe Township, Madison, Indiana, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 3 daughters. She was buried in Casey, Clark, Illinois, United States.

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Family Time Line

William M. Guthrie
1816–1877
Margaret Shroyer
1820–
Marriage: about 1840
Clinton Guthrie
1842–1862
Sarah Elizabeth Guthrie
1844–
Catherine M Guthrie
1847–1923
Courtland A. Guthrie
1850–
Clara Guthrie
1858–1921

Sources (2)

  • Margarett Schroyer, "Illinois, Deaths and Stillbirths, 1916-1948"
  • Margarette Schroyer in entry for Clara V. Goble, "Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths, 1916-1947"

World Events (8)

1819 · Panic! of 1819

With the Aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars the global market for trade was down. During this time, America had its first financial crisis and it lasted for only two years. 

1838

Historical Boundaries: 1838: Clark, Illinois, United States [Spreads across Clark and Cumberland counties]

1863

Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

Name Meaning

Pennsylvania German variant of Schreier or Schreyer . Compare Schroyer .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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